American Cancer Society invites applications for Institutional Research Grants program

The American Cancer Societyinvites applications for the Institutional Research Grants program. Institutional Research Grants (IRGs) are awarded to institutions as block grants, providing seed money for newly independent investigators to initiate cancer research projects. The intent is to support these junior faculty in initiating cancer research projects so they can obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for national research grants. IRGs can fund up to three one-year pilot grants at $40,000 each. IRGs may propose to budget the annual costs ($120,000) to fewer than three one-year pilot grants if they choose to do so.To be eligible, principal investigators must work at a U.S. academic institution or eligible nonprofit, have attained the rank of associate professor or full professor, have a track record of mentoring junior investigators and publications, and have administrative/leadership experience, e.g., deputy director or director of a program, center, or department. Institutions must be U.S. Institutions with a track record of cancer research, with pools of experienced cancer researchers and junior faculty.For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the American Cancer Society